Any robot that you can set the lot size will allow you to start with a smaller balance. All you have to do is set the lot size to something like 0.01 or 0.001 and you will be okay.
I have started a live account with a few robots here, and have used $200 or less with no problems (other than the robot failing
).
Also, most backtests are bullshit. A forward test is the only real way to determine performance. As you can see from the reviews here, many of the robots have GREAT backtests and the fail under forward testing.
Finally, you can see my $200 RoboMiner account by clicking the MT4Stats.com icon to the left
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